The water wars in north Georgia will cause ripples in Reidsville in the near future as statewide efforts to conserve water will result in a change in the way residents are billed for water provided by the city.

Some Bahamian missionaries visit a local city to share stories of their island’s poverty.

Is a trip to Sweden in Savannah’s best interest right now? Some members of city council think so.

Several citizens voiced their concerns last Monday night to Rincon city Council about a planned private school. Read why here.

More and more local businesses are getting on the social networking bandwagon.

Hilton Head Island has two main economic engines—tourism and real estate—and both sputtered during the past year. But things are looking up.

St. Helena and Whale Branch elementary schools and Hilton Head Early Childhood Center are among 51 South Carolina public schools to receive part of a federal grant to give students fresh fruits and vegetables in school to promote healthy eating habits.

If you paid your Beaufort County automobile property taxes and vehicle registration renewal fees in June or July and still haven’t received new license tags and decals in the mail, take a number.

Stopping for a soda has helped an Ellabell grandmother find the right pop for a Georgia Lottery prize.

Effingham County official cut the ribbon on the new 911 multi-agency call center Tuesday, officially culminating a project that has been in the works for several years.

The Wayne County Tourism Board wants both the Board of Commissioners and the Jessup City Commission to increase its hotel/motel tax.

Tattnall County’s budget was recently presented with no tax increase.

GSU now offers a new degree that will prepare for healthcare leadership positions.

In a literal “sign of the times,“ the old Springfield Ford signs are coming down and Effingham Auto Sales signs are taking their places.

Rincon City Council approved a new ordinance aimed at preventing public drunkenness.

The Beaufort County Board Of Education rejected a 15-cent price increase for school lunches and breakfast Tuesday.

An unsolved Charleston murder that happened in 1910 has been fictionalized in a new novel. Will this book help solve the real case?

Thomas Baker, who has autism, says his early years in school were a bit rougher than most students’. But that didn’t stop him from becoming class valedictorian this year at Bradwell Institute.

Jim Manship was checking the weather forecast on television before his tennis match Thursday afternoon when he heard a car crash into the lagoon behind his house in Sun City.

This weekend, it’s South Carolina’s turn to offer tax-free shopping.

No charges are likely to be filed against two Beaufort County Sheriff’s deputies for shooting at alligators in their own backyard.

Within two weeks time, Bryan County residents will be able to use public transportation to take them anywhere within Coastal Georgia for a minimal fee—or anywhere inside the county for $3.

Seven Bluffton seventh graders capped off a summer spent learning a foreign language…and a classic card game helped them do it!

Update 11am: All roads and businesses are now reopened.  Clean-up is in process.  Investigators are still not sure what caused the vapors to come from a truck at the Pilot station but are looking into several possibilities.  One person was injured when the incident occured early this morning.  That person was treated at an area hospital and has already been released. 

Update 7am: All roads are open now but authorities still suggest you avoid the area.

HazMat and fire crews are on the scene of a possible hazardous leak at the Pilot gas station at the intersection of Highway 21 and I-95 in Effingham County.

Scammers have recently targeted the Midlands and Lowcountry, trying to trick consumers out of their financial information.

After Governor Sonny Perdue ordered another cut in the already-tight stated education budget last week, Liberty County School System officials decided to lengthen each school day by 15 minutes during the first semester.

Donna Douglas, better known as Ellie Mae Clampett, of the hit TV show “The Beverly Hillbillies,“ visited Hampton County recently.

Red Cedar Elementary could be the Beaufort County District’s first majority-Hispanic school when it opens August 17.

Residents of a Hilton Head Island neighborhood say a public fishing pier attracts petty criminals and people looking for a secluded place to party at night…and they want it closed.

The rules of business have changed, and those rules now lend themselves to professionals who want their businesses to succeed but also want a high quality of life. It’s all part of the recruiting process to bring companies to the Lowcountry.